Thematic Areas | School of Optometry

Clinical Trial Unit for Vision

Conduct comprehensive eye examinations for the early detection and treatment of vision problems.
Provide prescriptions for eyeglasses and contact lenses to correct refractive errors like myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism, and presbyopia.
Offer vision rehabilitation and the prescription of low vision aids for patients with vision impairment.

Regulate reliable and safe clinical trials that test new interventions with scientific evidence for myopia, including new types of spectacles, contact lenses, and eye drops.
Integrate clinical, genomic, and proteomic research into the design and implementation of interventions aiming to slow the progression of myopia at the population level.
Advocate for the translation of the myopia model of care into health policies and practices globally.

Examine visual function development in children, including such aspects as visual acuity, stereopsis, and reading/writing skills.
Emphasize paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus studies, including amblyopia (lazy eye), strabismus (crossed eyes), and various refractive errors (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism), for improvement in vision rehabilitation.
Educate the public about preventive measures for short-sightedness among children and raise public awareness of myopia care.

Analyze tear fluid for the presence of prognostic biomarkers of eye diseases, including dry eyes, inflammation, glaucoma and systemic diseases.
Develop and apply precision medicine in next-generation omics technology to assist clinical diagnosis and evaluate treatment outcomes.

Govern delivery and improvement of symptomatic treatment by assessing outcomes of patients with cataract and macular degeneration.
Identify risk factors in the current practices to ensure the safety of diagnostic procedures in clinical trials.
Explore ergonomics and its applications in gerontechnology for better care of the elderly.